What color is #315C39?

#315C39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315C39?

The RGB value is 49, 92, 57: 49 red, 92 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315C39?

The complementary color is #5C3154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315C39 color

#315C39 rgb(49, 92, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #315C39 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 36.1% green and 22.4% blue (49, 92, 57).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#315C39 color codes

HEX	`#315C39`
RGB	`rgb(49, 92, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 36.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 47%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.21, -23.51, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.21, 28.22, 146.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.832, 8.602, 5.223)`
Decimal	`3234873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315C39, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #315C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #315C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315c39; }
.text { color: #315c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 92 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315c39, #315c4e); }

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Questions

What color is #315C39?: #315C39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315C39?: The RGB value is 49, 92, 57: 49 red, 92 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315C39?: The complementary color is #5C3154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.